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• Re: Governors (i.e.-rev limiters)
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 3 May 1996 11:09:08 -0700 (PDT)
  And Robinson thus wrote: > > Hi all, just a quick question. I'm working on getting my '66 Westy ready > for the road and I...
• Re: RPM question
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 21:32:58 -0500
  ...mistaken, and I may be - you have hit the Vanagon rev. limiter, put there so the pistons don't hurt passers by. AB "James...
• Re: nasty AMC exhaust valve, photos here
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 24 May 2009 14:37:49 -0700
  ...when you wanted >>fourth, you WILL over-rev your motor - the limiter has nothing to >>say about it. Or coming downhill, say... > > Gotcha. I...
• Re: Rev Limiter?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:52:23 EST
  In a message dated 11/22/00 12:28:02 PM, macmillan@home.com writes: << You're driving me back to the Bentley and...
• Re: 2 LEDs
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:32:23 -0700
  ...You are dealing with 20 ma LEDs with a large (390 ohm) current limiter. I am talking about high brightness LEDs for lighting applications...
• Re: '64 Deluxe Engine #?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 21:33:30 -0400
  ...It also has what I think is a rev-limiter or governor mounted under the 28-PICT carb. It has the markings APG, Made...
• Re: VW V-8 engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 22:16:28 -0800
  ...120 mph on the speedometer. > > > I think the ECU's speed limiter cuts in at 115 mph. Back in the days before the CHP...
• bosch info: type 2's 1974-79
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:05:11 CDT
  ...214 0 280 130 214 Vacuum Limiter 0 280 160 315# 0 280 160 313# Vacuum Limiter High Altitude 0 280 162 102 - Oxygen...
• Re: (Conversion-OrientedVC) Subaru 2.2l 4-cyl turned 260K this afternoon while coming home from Atlantic City
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:54:10 +1200
  ...I have torn 2 >> >transmissions up driving hard in the snow -- flooring in second gear, >> >and using the rev-limiter as the traction control...
• Re: What is rpm @ 70 mph?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 02:31:07 UT
  ...Besides, the rev limiter will cut out at about 5200 rpm. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon mailing list On Behalf Of Budd Premack Sent...
• Rev 'em up?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 19 Apr 95 11:17:07 PDT
  ...Rev limiters on all are set for 5400 rpm. Try 'em, they work. Berg sells the rev limiting rotors, by the way, with several...
• Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 10 May 2017 12:48:14 -0400
  ...The engine acts like it has a rev limiter at >> 3000 RPM. Tacho function is good, idle is good, power is good until it...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:08:41 -0400
  ...of a guillotine effect > when the door opens, but a mostion limiter would take care of that. > > Any thoughts? Anyone seen this, or even...
• Re: 5400rpm rev limiting rotors for 10 bucks at cip
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:05:34 -0700
  ...Some things I > don't go cheep on: > > http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/distributor-(ignition)-rotor/rotor-speed-limiter-style-04016 > > Just...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:16:57 -0500
  ...Engine stalling at high speed The engine behaves like it has a very extreme rev limiter in place. If I press in the clutch...
• Re: Zetec Conversion Boston to Dallas Trip Report Day 1
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:54:20 -0600
  ...The engine doesn't really have a red line but a Rev Limiter instead. We drove it in second gear and just let it...
• Re: That "peppy" 2.2L
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:59:26 -0700
  ...to hear about the lightening the load and raising the rev > limiter > > > taking care of business with the 2.2. Be what does th...
• Re: stock antenna - no AM stations?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:24:21 -0700
  ...stock antenna - no AM stations? > Does your new radio have a limiter button somewhere...something designed for overpowered AM > stations. If it's on...
• Re: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 19:02:38 -0400
  ...The engine redline is 5200 rpm and the limiter will kick in at that speed; however the owner's manual mentions that rpm only...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:38:27 EDT
  ...standard automotive starting flooded cell battery ? Koolatron and others sell a limiter that will shut off the drain on a battery once it reaches...
• Power window motor remove / install
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:59:12 -0500
  ...there was a plastic cover over the door limiter strap which when removed gave me much more room, and the studs on the gearbox...
• Re: Anyone use Les Schwab for tires?
  Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:40:53 -0700
  ...They have little torque limiter thinga-ma-bobs but either they didn't know how to use them or didn't use them. Now...
• '64 Deluxe Engine #?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 22:21:31 -0500 (CDT)
  ...It also has what I think is a rev-limiter or governor mounted under the 28-PICT carb. It has the markings APG, Made...
• Re: digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:11:30 EST
  ...digijet only uses the brain to control the fuel injection and probably rev limiter, this system has a seperate control system for ingnition, same...
• Re: 120 MPh, 99 Eurovan, Winnebago
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 20:10:56 -0400
  ...down so that 100 MPH could be possible before the RPM limiter kicked in . I was told by a good source that the reason...
• Re: [wetwesties] GAUGES
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 18:36:57 -0800
  ...Another idea is to purchase a rev limiter rotor. This has an internal spring and limits the rpm. These are available in 4500, 4950...
• Re: New Video about Instrument Cluster and Brake MC
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:32:02 -0400
  ...case using an incandescent taillight lamp in series as a current limiter. If you want an actual value in ohms you'd also put...
• Re: . Tires done now on to shocks
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 6 Jan 2019 07:49:54 -0800
  One can devise "droop-limiters" to stop the suspension from going too far. Not good, letting the internal parts extend beyond their design limits...
• Re: nasty AMC exhaust valve, photos here
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 24 May 2009 12:22:18 -0400
  ...when you wanted fourth, you WILL over-rev your motor - the limiter has nothing to say about it. Or coming downhill, say... I remember...
• Re: cluster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 13:43:30 -0400
  ...from > the ends of the line) it could be an overvoltage limiter. Even a plain > diode (reverse biased of course) could be to suppress...
• Re: Vanagon cooling (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 09:14:37 -0700
  ...with a '83 aircooled Westy 4spd! Actually there is a rev-limiter set up on the stock distributor. I think this is only if...
• Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:38:15 -0700
  ...VW put it there for use by certain fuel pump relays that use the tach signal as an rpm limiter and as a fuel...
• What RPS to shift my Bus
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 21:04:07 -0800
  ...Therefore, I know my rev limiter works because I've bumped it many times. Do I constantly run at 5billion rpm? Course not, but...
• Re: AC question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 7 May 2004 21:51:20 -0500
  ...extra wire can be either a fusible link or a RPM limiter / cutout. I think since it's solely tied to the clutch it...
• bosch info: vanagons 1980-1983 air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:05:53 CDT
  ...Vanagon 1970cc (CV) VACUUM LIMITER, 0 280 160 317 Volkswagen 1983-80 Vanagon 1970cc (CV) Except California VACUUM LIMITER, 0 280 160 319 Volkswagen...
• Engine Governor Installation
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 21:08:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...it - it doesn't bog out or anything like a rev-limiter will. I set it all the way generous, and took it for...
• "Backing Up Is hard To Do"
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 19:33:34 PDT
  ...ve got left before I hit the wall/car/parking space limiter/fence/kid etc."..and nothing has REALLY been a dependable measure....until...
• Re: Bike Rack Rec
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:52:43 -0700
  ...Very easy to use and didn't interfere with going into limited-height structures, like parking lots, garages, outside lots with overhead limiters on...
• Re: While talking to a New Beetle owner...
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 22:54:20 -0500
  ...Now, frontal area is a whooooollle other matter :-) I've been wondering even before this what the limiter to the V'gon's gas...
• Re: RPM - was How much power can a stock FI make?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 05:48:33 +0000
  ...What does limit the power is the ability of the engine to breathe and that darn rev limiter that's built into the ECU...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:32:59 -0700
  ...Engine stalling at high speed > > The engine behaves like it has a very extreme rev limiter in place. If I > press in the clutch...
• Re: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 01:47:37 -0500
  ...Where did you get the 4k number? I think the rev limiter comes on on 86-87's at 5400 rpm and 91's...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 10:32:56 -0700
  ...standard > automotive starting flooded cell battery ? Koolatron and others > sell a limiter > that will shut off the drain on a battery once it reaches...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 4 (aircooled)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:55:52 -0600
  ...Vanagon 1970cc (CV) VACUUM LIMITER, 0 280 160 317 Volkswagen 1983-80 Vanagon 1970cc (CV) Except California VACUUM LIMITER, 0 280 160 319 Volkswagen...
• Re: 130mph in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 00:54:10 -0500
  ...but it can be done) using the 7000rpm msd rev limiter. Oh, and the van was incredably(incredibly?) stable at the higher speeds, even...
• Re: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 21:37:04 -0400
  ...With a manual you'll bounce off the engine rev limiter if you try, and I remember my '84 Westy was noisy enough that...
• Damnagon stutter !@#$
  Historical mailing list - Richard C Welsh
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 17:36:30 -0400
  ...ignition coil/related ignition components? -isn't there a over-rev limiter built into the digifant system? if this is engaging at around 4000...
• FI Parts Questions
  Historical mailing list
  13 Sep 96 06:34:13 PDT
  ...harness and another square connector from the main wiring harness?) Vacuum Limiter different model numbers CA vs non-CA (is this the big vacuum...
• Re: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 17:12:08 -0700
  ...The engine redline is 5200 rpm and the limiter will kick in > at that speed; however the owner's manual mentions that rpm only...
• Re: cluster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 15:05:36 -0700
  ...from >> the ends of the line) it could be an overvoltage limiter. Even a plain >> diode (reverse biased of course) could be to suppress...
• Re: Brakes (I'm concerned...)
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:08:41 EDT
  ...should do a test someday! The rear brakes have a pressure limiter to inhibit rear wheel lockup, but the fronts don't. You said...
• Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:23:34 +1200
  ...It had a rev-limiter which would shut down the injectors at 5400rpm. "Wheels" thought it would be able to rev far higher if...
• Re: Rev Limiter?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 11:04:44 -0800
  Well, incorrect rotors can easily cause a high speed miss or cutout, the spark can literally jump all over the inside of the cap...
• Re: Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies. RPM in 5th gear question.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 10:47:52 PST
  ...At 4000 RPMs I can go @95 MPH with a top speed of @133 befor the rev limiter would activate. I had a taller...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 13:46:03 -0400
  ...wrote: > The engine behaves like it has a very extreme rev limiter in place. If I > press in the clutch it dies. From there...
• Re: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 23:00:38 -0700
  ...The engine redline is 5200 rpm and the limiter will kick in > at that speed; however the owner's manual mentions that rpm only...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brian Steel
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 22:13:48 -0700
  ...The motor will run to the rpm limiter at 7000 but it will never pull that in top gear. The brick effect of course...
• Re: 8000 mile road trip planned on 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 09:33:41 -0600
  ...Water pressure limiter to avoid blowing out your water lines when city pressure is high. Shower shoes, backpacking towel. Best of luck, send us...
• Re: What is rpm @ 70 mph?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 14:53:51 -0400
  ...but on the old engine, there is a built in rev-limiter that kicks in at around 5500 rpm but with an automatic, you...
• Re: Increased WBX displacement
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:50:18 -0700
  Hmmm, since VW built in 5400-5500 rpm limiters for waterboxers including the carbed versions how did you manage this? Mark miguel pacheco wrote...